Stand for cigarettes and the like



W. E. EDWARDS. STAND FOR CIGARETTES AND. THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED APR. '15. 1921.

, 1,429,229 Pater lted sept. 1 931922.-

Patented Sept. 19, l g,

WILLIAM E. EDWARDS, 0F IRVINGTO'N, NEWiJERSEY.

STA-ND non CIGARETTES ANDITHE LIKE.

Application fi1ediApri1 15,19 21. swee s-1522.;

To -all whom it may concern; I

Be it known' that 1, WILLIAM. E. E1)- wARDs, a citizen-oftheUnited States, and

a resident of Irvington in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stands for Cigarettes and the like, of which the following is a.-specification. Th s 1nvent10n relatestostandsor supports for cigaretteholders, cigar-holders,-

pipes, fountain pens and the like, for, prevent ng the same-from rolling on a fiat sur; face,- such as a, table'or'desk, and maintain- .ing them in spaced relation thereto there- I stand extended. into an operative position;

by eliminating thepossibilityof the supporting surface becoming burned or otherwise injured or marred.

The objects of the invention areito provide adevice of the character describedadapted to be supplied to a cigarette holder, cigar holder, fountain. pen, pipe stem orlike artielesj,tosupport the same at a plurality of points longitudinally thereof and at a plurality of points upon opposite sides of the longitudinal median. linethereof to space the cigarette, fountain pen or the like from a supporting surface and pre-v vent both longitudinal tilting and rolling of the. same over the said surface; to pro-,v

vide.such;a device; having'a, pair of props adapted to extend vlongitudinally of the articlenin spacedrelation to, prevent longitudinaltilting 0f said article; to provide each ofs'aid props with a pair of .feet disposed upon opposite sides of thelongitudi-v nalmedian line of the article to-prevent rolling thereof to provide means for pivotally connecting said propswon the article c whereby. theymay be swunglongitudinally thereof into spaced relation in operative position or. nested together in: a compact relation closelyagainstthe article inuanmine operative position to 1 thus provide a sleeve orband adapted to be applied tovanwarticlc circumferentiallv thereof and having aprop II I I 6. and 7 whichsupport': the; article. Each tial alinement; to form. said band with DiVOtzSlGGVGS to receive the props so that the props mayswing in opposite. directions intospaced relation; to construct the said I I I .of as at 8 to form plvot stu'ds to enter the ends of the respective'sleeves'2Land 5', pivot "ward' each "other;.tandr to obtain. :other re:

suits and advantages as may be broucrhfl 'fi by O lgdeScri tiOn Referring, to the accompanyingdrawingalin which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout. thesew eral views,

Figural isfla perspective viewofa a arette holder having a standoco'n'structed 1n accordance with my: invention' app'lid I thereto and. shown in operative position;

vF 1gure'2 isan enlarged plan view" ofithe lugure 3 v sa similar vlew showing: the

Figur eA is a verticallongitudinal sectional viewthrough theQ-standishown in Opstand and the cigarette h'olde'r, showing. I the'sta'nd In an inoperative position;

erative position, theci'garette; holder being shown inside elevation, and 3 H Flgure i are transverseiverticala sectional viewsthrough the cigarette holder and one} of the pivot sleeve s forlthe;props showing" the operation of the spring; arII'Isof the;

props in the pivot sleevei I i I 'For the purposes Of-ilhis'trationlhave 1 used in connection with acigarette holder shown the" stand embodying-myinvention,

for spa-Godly supporting the cigarette fon a surface, ,su cfhfasfa table or desk; to hold: i

the same against' longitudinahtilting' and rolling I to prevent burning of the S reebyjthe lightedend ofthe cigarettel On-the drawings I have [shown the" stand as comprising a split 'bandf 1'} of resilient metal which is adapted-to] be applied circumferentia ljly of "the article to be supported, the said band being" formed-at one edge thereof opposite the split with ilintegral sleeve 2, the endSQf Whichp-at the lower sidesthereof are formed, cu rve'dj ex c tensions"3.- At' the opposite edge of"jthe"-' band 1 an] integral eXtension"4 is provided, the extremityof whichis formed into a' sleeve 5. similar 'to the sleeve 2. These sleeves 2 and 5 serve as pivots for the propsv;

shape and having, iits extremities' bent at substantially right angles to the arms there'- studs being held in position within the.

sleeves by the'sprin'g action of the arms 'o f the prop. The props 6 and 7 are thus adapted to swing longitudinally of the article to Which the stand is applied, The prop 6 is substantially larger than the prop 7 and its closed end is curved as at 9 to conserve as feet which are arranged upon opposite sides of the longitudinal median line of the cigarette holder. The prop 7 is similar in construction to the prop 6 but slightly smaller and is provided at-its closed or swinging end with a curved portion 12 similar to the portion 9 of the prop 6 which when swunginto the position shown in Figures 3 and 4C engages the article 10 similarly to the prop 6, the junction points 13 of the portion 12 with the arms of the prop serving as feet similarly to the feet 11 of the prop 6. It will thus be seen that with the two props in the position shown in Figures 3 and i the respective, feet 11 and 1,3 are arranged in spaced relation longitudinally of the article 10 so as to prevent longitudinal tilting thereof, the said feet 13 and 11 of the respectiveprops being also ar ranged upon opposite sides of the longi-- tudinal median line of the article so as to prevent rolling thereof. To swing the props into inoperative position the prop 7 is first swung against the band 1, after which the prop 6 is also swung against the v band, receiving the prop 7 within itself, the

said props being thus arranged in a nested relation closely adjacent the article 10.

The props 6 and 7 when in an operative position will maintain a cigarette andhold- 1 er or the like, spaced throughout its length from a support so as to prevent burning or marring of the supporting surface and also prevent the bit .of a cigarette holder, pipe or the like from becoming contaminated by contact with the support. It will be observed that the band 1 being formed of resilient material, the extension 4 thereof will serve as a spring arm tending to draw the band 1 into snug engagement with the article, the said extension thus increasing thefrictional engagement of the band with the article to hold the same against longitudinal movement thereon.

The curved extensions 3 at the ends of the pivot sleeves serve as stops to hold the props in both operative and inoperative positions. As the props are swung in the pivot sleeves from one side thereof to the other, the arms thereof spring over the extensions 3, and after passing said extensions snap inwardly against the ends of the sleeve, the said curved extensions 3 thus holding the props in one position or the other until they are forcibly moved in the opposite direction. This cooperation of. the extensions 3 of the sleeves and the spring arms of the props is clearly shown in Figure 5 of the drawings.

The stand. has been shown and described. in connection with a cigarette holder, but it will be understood that it may as well be used with fountain pens for maintaining the point of the pen in spaced relation to a sup port and. prevent rolling thereof, and can also be used with tobacco pipes or other articles which it is desired to support upon a fiat surface in spaced relation thereto and hold against rolling. Obviously, many modifications andfchanges can be made in the detail construction of the stand without departing frou the spirit or scope of the invention, and I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself eXcept as required by the followingclaims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A stand of the character described including a member to be attached to an article to be supported, and a pair of props pivotally connected to said member and adapted to swing into spaced relation longitudinally of said article to support the same.

2. A stand of the character described including a member to be attached to an.

article to be supported, and a pair of props pivotally connected to said member and adapted to swing in "opposite directions away from each other into spaced relation longitudinally of said article to support the same, said props assuming a nested relation closely adj acent the side of said article when swungtoward each other into inoperative position.

8. A stand of the character described ineluding a member to be attached to an article to be supported, and a pair of props pivotally connected to said member and adapted to swing in opposite directions away from each other into spaced relation longitudinally along the side of said article to support the same, said props being adapted to swing toward each other into a posi tion snugly against the side of said article and one of said props receiving the other in a nested relation. 7

4. A stand of the character'd escribed ineluding a member to be attached to an article to be supported and provided with a pair of spaced pivot sleeves, anda pair of substantially U-shaped props having their arms pivotally connected to the respective v ones of said sleeves and adapted to swing entially applied to an article to he supported and formed at its edges with opposite pivot 10 sleeves, and a prop pivotally connected toeach of said sleeves to swing longitudinally of said article into 'spacedrelation to sup port the same.

WILLIAM EDWARDS. 

